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Benn Jordan
Benn Jordan
Benn Jordan
Background information
Birth name Benn Lee Jordan
Also known as The Flashbulb, Acidwolf, CHR15TPUNCH3R, DJ ASCII, Dr. Lefty, Dysrythmia, Flexe, Human Action Network, Lucid32, rnd16, Sixty Six Ex, Q-Bit
Born October 28, 1978 (1978-10-28) (age 29)

Georgia, United States
Genre(s) Electronica, Breakcore, Classical
Instrument(s) Guitar, Drums, Sitar, Oud, Piano
Years active 1993 - present
Label(s) Sublight, Alphabasic, Bohnerwachs, Merck, Accel Japan, Nophi
Website TheFlashbulb.net

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Biography

Benn Jordan was born in Georgia in 1978, but moved to Chicago to live with his grandparents at a young age. His career began releasing instrumental music on small labels in the United States and Europe, but has recently developed into other paths such as record producing and freelancing as a television and film composer. A film score is a broad term referring to the music in a film which is generally categorically separated from songs used within a film Benn is also an active jazz guitar player and drummer in Chicago venues. In 2005, The Flashbulb toured with Dillinger Escape Plan which helped diversify his listeners, and has recently been working with Ben Weinman on creative efforts. The Dillinger Escape Plan (sometimes abbreviated DEP or TDEP) is an American Mathcore band from Morris Plains New Jersey. Jordan is a sufferer of bipolar disorder[1], which may explain the extreme diversity in his musical endeavors.

Composing For Television and Film

In recent years, Jordan has seen much success for himself in composing for television and film. In 2006, Jordan's music (Passage D, from his album Kirlian Selections) was featured in Dove's Evolution promotional campaign for its Campaign For Real Beauty website, which has drawn a large amount of attention from the mainstream media. Kirlian Selections is the sixth full-length album by The Flashbulb released in April 2005 Evolution is an Advertising campaign launched by Unilever in 2006 as part of its Dove Campaign for Real Beauty, to promote the newly created The campaign took the commercial film winner at Cannes as well as many other prestigious awards. In addition, Jordan has been nominated for a 2007 London International Award for the "Best Use Of Music" category. [2] Jordan is currently represented by Vapor Music Group, a large international creative firm operating out of Toronto. Toronto (təˈrɒntoʊ colloquially pronounced or) is the largest city in Canada and is the provincial capital of Ontario

Musical style

As The Flashbulb, Jordan typically releases drill 'n' bass or breakcore styled music. Breakcore is a loosely defined electronic music style that brings together elements of Industrial, jungle, Hardcore techno and IDM into a breakbeat-oriented His style differs strongly between albums, but they all have a cohesive bond tied around fast drum programming, acid-influenced melodies, and a wide array of live instrumentation from various instruments Jordan has acquired. For the early "drum machine" computers that used a rotating cylinder as their main memory see Drum memory A drum machine is an He also often records his melodies through MIDI-synced guitars. MIDI ( Musical Instrument Digital Interface, ˈmɪdi is an industry-standard protocol that enables Electronic musical instruments Computers His guitar style and skill has gained attention because he typically plays it strung backwards, and makes heavy use of fast sweeping and tapping. Tapping is a playing technique generally associated with the Electric guitar, although the technique may be performed on almost any String instrument. The last two Flashbulb albums have featured violinist Greg Hirte, who will apparently feature heavily on The Flashbulb's next album, Soundtrack to a Vacant Life, as well. Greg Hirte is a professional violinist based out of Chicago Illinois. Soundtrack to a Vacant Life is the eighth studio album by The Flashbulb (Benn Jordan released in 2008 Soundtrack to a Vacant Life is, as Jordan stated in a recent interview, a step away from the breakcore genre. Soundtrack to a Vacant Life is the eighth studio album by The Flashbulb (Benn Jordan released in 2008 Breakcore is a loosely defined electronic music style that brings together elements of Industrial, jungle, Hardcore techno and IDM into a breakbeat-oriented He also said that this step is likely to be a permanent trend in the direction of his music.

Under other aliases, Benn Jordan's work varies quite a bit. His Acidwolf and Human Action Network aliases feature retro acid music that uses old drum machines such as the TR-808 and relies heavily on the melodies of the TB-303. The Roland TR-808 Rhythm Composer was one of the first programmable Drum machines ("TR" serving as an Initialism for Transistor Rhythm The Roland TB-303 Bass Line is a Synthesizer with built-in sequencer manufactured by the Roland corporation from 1982 to 1984 Tracks made under the FlexE alias tend to be laid-back and classic acid. According to him, he showcases his more fundamental, classical, and personal pieces under his own name, Benn Jordan.

Discography

All as "The Flashbulb", unless otherwise indicated.

LPs

EPs/etc. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Red Extensions of Me is the fifth official full-length release from Benn Jordan as The Flashbulb. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Sublight Records was started in 2004 and ran until June 2007 Based out of Winnipeg, Canada. Kirlian Selections is the sixth full-length album by The Flashbulb released in April 2005 Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Sublight Records was started in 2004 and ran until June 2007 Based out of Winnipeg, Canada. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. AlphaBasic is a computer programming language created by Alpha Microsystems in 1976 After releasing Kirlian Selections in April 2005 The Flashbulb ( Benn Jordan) decided to set some limitations for himself and see what would arise from it Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Sublight Records was started in 2004 and ran until June 2007 Based out of Winnipeg, Canada. Flexing Habitual is the 7th studio album by The Flashbulb, released in 2006 Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Sublight Records was started in 2004 and ran until June 2007 Based out of Winnipeg, Canada. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. AlphaBasic is a computer programming language created by Alpha Microsystems in 1976 Soundtrack to a Vacant Life is the eighth studio album by The Flashbulb (Benn Jordan released in 2008 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common AlphaBasic is a computer programming language created by Alpha Microsystems in 1976

Production and Live Gear info

Benn Jordan claims to have used the following software and hardware over the years:

Studio:

Performances:

Citations and references

  1. ^ Untitled Document, Cuemix Magazine interview
  2. ^ London International Awards

External links

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